# Arizona SB 1137: underground facilities; excavations; notification

Arizona SB 1137, underground facilities; excavations; notification, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Kavanagh (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1137
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: underground facilities; excavations; notification
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: civil penalty, corporation commission, definitions, excavation (h), excavations, excavator marking, homeowner, interactive positive response system, large project, large project notification, liability, location, negligence, notification, occupant, one-call notification center, public utilities and carriers - title 40, residential property, rulemaking, underground facilities, validity period, white lining, written procedures (h)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (121 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Excavators and operators face penalties: cost, low. An underground facility operator or excavator can face a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for missing the required two-business-day notice, breaking a large-project coordination plan, or failing to follow response-system requirements. The penalty applies to the party that violates the rule, not direct…
- Excavators face new locate rules: cost, low. Excavators must mark planned work areas in white before requesting location information. This rule does not apply when someone digs on a single-family property they own or occupy. Operators must enter locate responses, such as marked or no conflict, into the response system on time. City and town e…
- Large projects get coordinated marking: mixed, low. A project is large if it exceeds one mile, covers at least one-quarter square mile, lasts more than 90 days, or includes at least 10 connected parcels. New building work on previously undeveloped land is excluded. Large projects require at least 15 business days’ advance notice and a coordination m…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 46 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Natural Resources, Energy & Water: DPA | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 21 | 6 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-24: Natural Resources, Energy & Water: DPA (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-05: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DP (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0147.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544177)
- House Engrossed Version (04/15/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1137H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542468)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1137P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534097)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1137S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538906)

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- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed)
- HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study (signed)
- HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (signed)
- HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0147.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544177)
- [House Engrossed Version (04/15/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1137H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (04/15/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542468)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1137P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534097)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1137S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538906)

## Related
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2406-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2397-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2104-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1137-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).